On this Wednesday, February 7, 2024, President Kagame received in his office, Village Urugwiro, his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda.
President Andrzej Duda of Poland and his wife Agata Kornhauser Duda were received by President Kagame together with Madame Jeannette Kagame, who are on a three day working visit. The leaders of the two countries held special talks (tête-à-tête), after which they led a ceremony to sign a cooperation agreement, which includes cooperation in trade and economy, energy, environment, agricultural technology, followed by a press conference.
Rwanda and Poland continue to show their willingness to expand friendship and cooperation in various areas of development. In an interview between Polish President Andrzej Duda and his Rwandan counterpart, President Andrzej Sebastian Duda said that the people of Rwanda and Poland have the ability to work hard to achieve what they want. He praised the good governance of Rwanda, which is visible to everyone, and pointed out that Polish citizens should not have any worries about investing in Rwanda.
When he answered the question about the direction of the cooperation between the two countries, President Kagame pointed out that the history of different countries in the world helps in building society and leaves lessons.
The President of the Republic of Rwanda pointed out that the people of Rwanda are also aware of what is happening abroad and the consequences that will befall them. He said, “What is happening does not only affect Rwanda, the news reaches Rwandans as well as it reaches other places, where there is currently a problem of food crops, energy, which affects Rwanda but also the entire African continent in general.” .
President Kagame says that this shows that Rwandans are well aware of what is happening on the continent and the world in general, President Andrzej Sebastian Duda also expressed how he sees Rwanda, based on the fact that it is a beautiful country with a good climate for tourists and other visitors.
“This is a beautiful part of the African continent. You could say that this is a gift from God, given to the people here. I have no doubt that Rwanda is progressing in the right way and today it is at the top of Africa. That’s why I encourage our people to invest in Rwanda, I encourage everyone to come and see Rwanda.”
Polish President Andrzej Duda is on a three-day working visit to Rwanda, accompanied by his wife Agata Kornhauser Duda, It is a visit that started on Tuesday, February 06, 2024, and it is planned that he will go to the South Province where he will visit the palace of Bikiramariya in Kibeho.
On Thursday, February 8, they will visit a school for visually impaired children located in Kibeho in Nyaruguru District supported by Poland, and they will visit the Polish Mining Institute in Rwanda LuNa Smelter based in Kigali.
